Nursing School Options

[laurhen]

I have been looking for information through other posts but all of them seem to be relatively old.

Basically I am trying to decide what the best road to nursing school is. I have a B.A. in Psych already, and want to become a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner. I was looking into going to a local community college for my R.N. because it is so much more affordable and I would love not to rack up any more student debt then necessary. Is this a good idea? I have been having a hard time finding schools for a masters that would accept an RN without a BSN. Would it make me less competitive having an R.N. from a community college when looking for a job, or would my B.A. help me in any way?

I just need some advice from people in the field/anyone who is looking into the same thing. I want to work with the military community in the long run.

Thanks so much!

[NEradtech]

George Washington University has a great RN to MSN program for people that already have a bachelors. All you have to do is take one bridge course. No prerequisites. They offer lots of concentrations including NP and midwifery.

I'm looking into this program since it will save me time and money just to skip the bsn part.